A seven-member Bangladesh Athletics team left Dhaka for Iran on Thursday morning without any coach to compete in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championship 2024, reports UNB.The 11th version of the Asian Indoor Athletics championship will be held in the Iranian...
RAJKOT, India, Feb 15 (AFP): Centuries from skipper Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja helped India recover and then dominate Thursday after early blows on day one of the third Test against England.India reached 326-5 at stumps after Sarfaraz Khan smashed...
HONG KONG, Feb 15 (Agencies): Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his first goal of 2024 - and the Portuguese superstar marked it with a new celebration. Ronaldo got Al-Nassr's opener at Al Feiha in the Asian Champions League, after 81 minutes...
Sylhet Strikers coach Rajin Saleh confirmed that Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won't return to the squad to play any match in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) this season, reports BSS.Mashrafe has taken a break from the BPL to discharge his responsibility...
Engineer Delwar Hossain Majumdar, newly-appointed Chief Engineer of the Education Engineering Department (EED), paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath before his portrait at No. 32 Dhanmondi in the city recently
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-02-16 00:00:00
SYLHET, Feb 15: Development work on different streets of the city is going on through digging and repair, causing immense sufferings for commuters.Sources said the city streets are being given a facelift through drain and road repairs. Road digging for...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-02-16 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Feb 15: The annual turnover of the betel leaf of Rajshahi, which has already secured Geographical Indication (GI) certification, has reached Tk 25 billion (Tk 2,5000 crore), according to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Rajshahi.Rajshahi Deputy Commissioner (DC)...
Dr Atiur Rahman | 2024-02-16 00:00:00
Recently I read the book ‘’Digital Revolution in Bangladesh: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib to Sheikh Hasina,” written by veteran journalist and researcher Ajit Kumar Sarkar. Within its meticulously crafted narrative, Sarkar illuminates the profound evolution of Bangladesh under the visionary leadership...
Shaykh M A Kholwadia | 2024-02-16 00:00:00
The oppression and atrocities inflicted against Palestinians in Gaza have left us horrified. And indeed, we should be. Everything they have suffered has gone against human dignity, there is no doubt about that.And yet, something else has been on full...
Hasnat M. Alamgir | 2024-02-16 00:00:00
Cleaning jobs in general have long been linked to many chemical and ergonomic risks, which increase the likelihood of occupational illness and injury. Injuries to healthcare cleaning staff can have a negative influence on service delivery, result in seeking medical...
Elderly individuals often rely on the interest earned from their bank savings to meet their living and medical expenses. However, with interest rates at an all-time low, this source of income has dwindled significantly. To alleviate this financial burden, immediate...
Night schools in Bangladesh are educational institutions that offer classes in the evening or at night, catering specifically to adults who are occupied with daytime work commitments. These schools serve as community-based educational centres, providing an opportunity for working individuals...
Zahid Huq | 2024-02-16 00:00:00
'Battery-run rickshaws are Banglar Tesla'. That is how State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid describes the battery-run three-wheelers that are now swarming the streets, lanes and bye-lanes of Dhaka and most other places of the country....
Nilratan Halder | 2024-02-16 00:00:00
The last words spoken about flowers are those Satyendranath Dutta immortalised in one of his poems, "Jote jodi mote ekti poisa/ khadya kinio khudhar lagi/ duti jodi jote ardheke tar/ ful kine neo, hey anuragi...". Here he urges one to...
The shortage of dedicated courts to handle corporate disputes – particularly those relating to matters such as annual general meetings (AGMs), share distributions, or minority-shareholder rights – has exacerbated the challenges facing shareholders and companies alike. Ideally, such courts should...
The ruling Awami League announced the names of the nominated candidates for the reserved women's seats in the 12th Parliament, reports UNB.AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the names of 48 candidates after the Parliamentary Nomination Board meeting held in...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-02-15 00:00:00
The metro rail is set to reduce the time gap of train operations by increasing the number of trains next week amid a mounting pressure of passengers on the first corridor from Uttara to Motijheel.Sources said time of train operations...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-15 00:00:00
Google.org, a philanthropic arm of Google, will provide the Asia Foundation with US$15 million to launch the APAC Cybersecurity Fund in partnership with CyberPeace Institute and Global Cyber Alliance to bolster cyber capabilities of 300,000 underserved micro and small businesses,...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-15 00:00:00
BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury get bail in a case filed on charge of vandalism of the chief justice's residence during the BNP-police clash on October 28 last year. One...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2024-02-15 00:00:00
The essential immunisation for children to protect them from vaccine-preventable diseases has seen an unprecedented disruption in Dhaka and many other parts of the country due to the supply shortages of some vaccines.Bangladesh is still a success case in immunization,...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-15 00:00:00
Higher inflation and contractionary monetary policy emerge as major challenges to export growth, experts told a seminar on export diversification on Wednesday.The national tariff policy needs to be revised to make it more 'exporter-friendly', according to them.The seminar styled 'Economic...
The United States has warned that international concerns over the perceived 'judicial harassment' of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus could negatively impact Bangladesh's prospects for foreign investment, reports bdnews24.com.Last month, Yunus was handed a six-month jail sentence for violations of labour...
Two children in colourful clothes, carried in strollers, join their parents on a visit to Dhaka University campus to celebrate Pahela Falgun and Valentine's Day on Wednesday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
FE REPORT | 2024-02-15 00:00:00
The government wants to provide facilities and enact policies that promote trade and industrialisation, but it must exercise caution to ensure these supports are not misused, according to the revenue board chairman. "Businesses naturally seek government support and the government...
Motorbikes use the footpath next to the foreign ministry in Dhaka on Wednesday evening, displacing pedestrians, as traffic on main roads remains gridlocked for hours. — FE Photo by KAZ Sumon
FE REPORT | 2024-02-15 00:00:00
The independent directors of the banks in Bangladesh must be aged between 45 and 75 with a monthly remuneration of Tk 50,000, according to the central bank.To this end, the Banking Regulation and Policy Department of the Bangladesh Bank (BB)...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-15 00:00:00
New marketing model is devised to bring all relevant ministries on a single platform with products along with pricing put on digital marketplace to prevent price fixing. The government finds market management one of the major challenges and so has...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-15 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will have a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of Munich security conference, in a somewhat significant coincidence.The prime minister is scheduled to start for Germany this (Thursday) morning to attend the...
© 2024 - All Rights with The Financial Express
